Chicago teachers are still on strike
Chicago teachers are still on strike, the mayor plans to seek an injunction to get kids back in school, and the debate may not be soluble in the course of a labor negotiation. What else is new?
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Paul Katula
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Stories by Paul Katula
Lake Forest HS hopes students cross picket lines
By Paul Katula
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Lake Forest High School, getting a mixed reaction from strike-weary parents, asks students to come to school Monday, using subs and community volunteers.
Upset: Minooka 45, Plainfield Central 14
By Paul Katula
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A football game finished upside-down in terms of how our predictive stats said it should finish, and Chicago teachers and teachers everywhere need to learn a little something from this football game.
Evergreen Park Dist 124 rumbles about a strike
By Paul Katula
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Official summaries posted by Evergreen Park District 124 on its website suggest teachers in the K-8 district may be headed for a strike. The earliest date for a strike would be Sept. 28, the district estimates, but no final offers have been published as of this writing.
Maryland student gunned down on walk to school
By Paul Katula
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A high school student from Capitol Heights, Md., who ran track, did modeling, and served in the ROTC, was shot to death as he walked to school Tuesday morning.
Student fires gun at Normal Community HS
By Paul Katula
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Normal (Ill.) Community High School had a shooting incident last Friday. No one was hurt, and the shooter has been charged with 16 counts of violence. Increased security is on the agenda, as it is in Baltimore County, where two incidents of gun violence in two weeks are worrying parents and students alike.
Lake Forest HS teachers on strike
By Paul Katula
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Lake Forest High School teachers are on strike this morning after negotiations late Tuesday night failed to produce an agreement on salary terms.
In hazing lawsuit, Florida university responds bluntly
By Paul Katula
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Florida A&M University's lawyers argue the taxpayers of Florida should not be made to pay for an "imprudent, avoidable, and tragic decision" of a drum major in the school's famed "Marchin 100" band who submitted himself to hazing and died from the injuries.
IHSA acted correctly by not granting strike waiver
By Paul Katula
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The IHSA denied a waiver of its by-laws to Chicago Public Schools during their current teachers' strike. Teams cannot compete, although practices can continue under certain conditions.
Chicago teachers will be on strike Monday
By Paul Katula
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The Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union failed to reach an agreement Sunday, hours before a strike deadline of midnight. Chicago Public Schools will therefore be closed tomorrow, except for contingency centers, where students can report.